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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Once upon a time, the idea of removing the comedy from Good Omens because it deprived the story of profundity was the crowning glory of an exercise in absurdity.

August 2001
Neil Gaiman posts to his website the response Gilliam gave when asked how the project was going. Gilliam said, “I’ll warn you in advance that we created a very different climax. And we dropped favorite characters. We added some scenes involving cattle drives in the Old West and song and dance sequences from our favorite Bollywood films. We also tried to make the Metatron more Jewish for the sake of the financiers. Woody Allen would be perfect…or maybe Mel Brooks. Then there is the snuff movie that Crowley is producing which we get to see in utterly graphic detail…we thought it would make him more active in believable evil. And we eliminated most of the comedy. I felt it held the book back from being the ‘great and profound work’, which we hope the film will be.”

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Leaving this here in case the Good Omens musical team ever wish to consider additional Bentley depictions:

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

On the TPE ending 🧵: Sacrifice doesn't belong in a story where Adam explicitly averts it, keeps his powers, and both human and non-human beings get on with their lives exactly as themselves - especially having to sacrifice part of yourself to be with the person you love.

On the "mortal ending" envisioned by the Terry Pratchett Estate
Rob Wilkins revealed the ending envisioned by the TPE at a Q&A panel at the Ineffable Convention.

It paints an evocative domestic atmosphere at the South Downs cottage where Aziraphale and Crowley get to live after giving up their divinity and being granted a human lifetime during which they will grow old together and die.

I have already discussed why I find turning them mortal at odds with the novel and the notion that non-human sentient beings can co-exist with humans without changing their nature here.

Adam kept his powers and showed that there's a place for Aziraphale and Crowley in the world they helped save as themselves. If there is a point to be made about humanity, it's that humanity is inclusive and we see it in Aziraphale's and Crowley's curiosity and fascination with humans, their love for the world and its pleasures, their affection for each other, their selfishness and selflessness.

The justification for stripping them of their divinity makes matters worse, as they give it up to be together. They don't "get the eternity they want", they sacrifice a fundamental part of themselves for a fleeting moment with the person they love.

Whether it's the price all angels and demons have to pay to save the world (hopefully willingly), or the condition granting a celestial/infernal being freedom from their employer, we still end up in a situation where it's someone's nature (instead of their job) preventing them from finding their place in the world.

And it's a hefty price to pay: turning an immortal being into a mortal one - and vice versa - forces them into a life and mental state they weren't made for. Not to mention the loss of divine powers for beings who haven't quite figured out how the world works and rely on imagination and minor miracles to get by.

I can't find any solace in such an ending despite the debacle of the finale. Aziraphale and Crowley sacrificing part of themselves to be free to love each other openly for a blink of an eye, facing the toils of the human condition and then one of them probably dying alone after all their struggles and growth is not how I would expect or wish a story where self-sacrifice is explicitly averted to end.

I will try to cling to the novel ending and their toast at the end of S1 and think fondly of the only glimpse Terry Pratchett gave us of their future - them tucked in bed with the context left as an exercise to the reader.

For me, Aziraphale and Crowley will remain ineffable. Forever.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Looks like Crowley has taken to signing his public road construction works.

Photo of a decal applied on a pavement. The decal shows a yellow duck.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You almost got me Crowley! I knew a shiny coin on a busy pavement was too good to be true.

A shiny 50-cent euro coin glued on a dark grey pavement.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I wonder how often Aziraphale pops in for a cup of tea with the Librarian. Or to borrow a scroll from the Library of Alexandria thought lost in the fire.

Excerpt from Good Omens:

AZIRAPHALE COLLECTED BOOKS. If he were totally honest with himself he would have to have admitted that his bookshop was simply somewhere to store them. He was not unusual in this. In order to maintain his cover as a typical second-hand bookseller, he used every means short of actual physical violence to prevent customers from making a purchase. Unpleasant damp smells, glowering looks, erratic opening hours—he was incredibly good at it.

Excerpt from Guards! Guards!:

Books bend space and time. One reason the owners of those aforesaid little rambling, poky secondhand bookshops always seem slightly unearthly is that many of them really are, having strayed into this world after taking a wrong turning in their own bookshops in worlds where it is considered commendable business practice to wear carpet slippers all the time and open your shop only when you feel like it. You stray into L-space at your peril.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My favourite scenes: In the beginning, both looking towards the humans from their vantage point on the wall, and Crowley slightly leaning towards Aziraphale. In the end, both among the humans but looking at each other and Aziraphale reaching out. And a white wing always protecting Crowley.

Aziraphale and Crowley standing on the wall of Eden watching the humans. Aziraphale has raised his wing over Crowley to protect him from the first rain.

Aziraphale and Crowley at the Ritz after foiling Armageddon. The piano lid in the distance is a stand-in for a wing over Crowley.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

On the basic aspects of the #GoodOmens finale ending 🧵: Part of my response to a post analysing how they relate to TP's philosophy. I argue that every point already had a satisfying resolution in the context of the book (maybe that's why a sequel was never written).

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

On the human ending 🧵: Adam chose a human life but kept his powers. A&C briefly wonder whether it's allowed and then we are explicitly shown it is. And as this post points out, non-human beings don't have to conform to a specific biological or cultural paradigm to belong.

A Tumblr post from user possibility-left:

PTerry and "humanism"
Terry Pratchett is very pro humanity but I feel like people may be putting more emphasis on that than is reasonable. He's also very pro troll, and pro dwarf, and eventually pretty much any kind of intelligent creature, including goblins, who put a lot of cultural significance into snot. Pratchett's non humans are not forced to become human to belong, and many retain their own languages and culture and ways of life, while others are free to find their own ways even if their people don't like it (see Cherry for example, the first openly female presenting dwarf in Ankh-Morpork).

If Crowley and Aziraphale showed up on the Discworld, they'd be welcomed as they were right up until Crowley started a massive traffic jam and then he'd find out why you shouldn't make Commander Vimes mad. But Vimes wouldn't yell at him for being a demon - he'd yell at him for being a little shit.

Just another little thought about themes and GO3.

Source:

https://www.tumblr.com/possibility-left/819867509016674304/pterry-and-humanism/

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

What I wish this concept art meant 🧵: These are the versions of Aziraphale and Crowley in our universe, which is part of a multiverse. The Aziraphale and Crowley we came to know and love still live in their own, along with everyone else from their world.

Good Omens finale concept art showing Aziraphale and Crowley in a garden.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In S1 Death tells Adam his very nature demands the destruction of the world and the story briefly toys with the idea of killing him to save it. But Death is proven wrong and the world is saved by Adam's human side, his love and imagination, not his death. (1/2) #GO3spoilers #GoodOmens3

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Regarding Crowley's last wish for a world devoid of the fantastical, here's a thought from the person Crowley and the authors dedicated the story to, a man who knew what was going on and the only poet in the twentieth century to even come close to the Truth: #GO3spoilers #GoodOmens3

A quote from Chesterton's Orthodoxy:

“The ordinary man has always been sane because the ordinary man has always been a mystic. He has permitted the twilight. He has always had one foot in earth and the other in fairyland. He has always left himself free to doubt his gods; but (unlike the agnostic of to-day) free also to believe in them. He has always cared more for truth than for consistency. If he saw two truths that seemed to contradict each other, he would take the two truths and the contradiction along with them. His spiritual sight is stereoscopic, like his physical sight: he sees two different pictures at once and yet sees all the better for that. Thus he has always believed that there was such a thing as fate, but such a thing as free will also. Thus he believed that children were indeed the kingdom of heaven, but nevertheless ought to be obedient to the kingdom of earth. He admired youth because it was young and age because it was not. It is exactly this balance of apparent contradictions that has been the whole buoyancy of the healthy man.”

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Sharing this 3D-printable version of the bookshop gateway to celebrate the #GoodOmens3 release 🥰 It happens to be the perfect size for a coaster - but note I will not be held liable if your drink dematerialises! #GoodOmensFanArt (link below)

A photo of the 3D printed gateway circle. It measures 100 x 5 mm. The base is 3 mm high and is printed in dark gray. The circle pattern is printed in white.

The 3D model rendered in Blender. The base is dark gray and the pattern white with a soft blueish glow.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together). It captures their separation by circumstances, longing, unbreakable bond, misunderstanding, hope and ultimate reunion in eternity perfectly - in lyrics, composition, and delivery. #GO3 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge18...

The lyrics to Queen's Teo Torriatte:

When I'm gone
No need to wonder if I ever think of you
The same moon shines
The same wind blows
For both of us, and time is but a paper moon
Be not gone
Though I'm gone
It's just as though I hold the flower that touches you
A new life grows
The blossom knows
There's no one else could warm my heart as much as you
Be not gone

Let us cling together as the years go by
Oh my love, my love
In the quiet of the night
Let our candle always burn
Let us never lose the lessons we have learned
手を取り合ってこのままでいこう愛する人よ
静かな宵に光を灯し愛しき教えを抱き

Hear my song
Still think of me the way you've come to think of me
The nights grow long
But dreams live on
Just close your pretty eyes, and you can be with me
Dream on
手を取り合ってこのままでいこう愛する人よ
静かな宵に光を灯し愛しき教えを抱き
When I'm gone
They'll say we're all fools, and we don't understand
Oh, be strong
Don't turn your heart
We're all
You're all
For all
For always

Let us cling together as the years go by
Oh my love, my love
In the quiet of the night
Let our candle always burn
Let us never lose the lessons we have learned

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Bringing good tidings to you all 😁

A Twitter thread where David Arnold is asked whether the Good Omens 3 soundtrack will be released on vinyl and he answers "think so. silver screen records can confirm"

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I think Crowley refers to all of these, the "broken world". The Whickber weirdness, Bentley/Citroën, other bookshop could be explained by someone trying to patch the missing bits. That someone has to rely on memory, other people's accounts or other historical resources. #GO3spoilers #GoodOmens3

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What bird do you think this is? It looks like a sparrow to me. A symbol of divine providence (and a bird sacred to Aphrodite 😏)

The "Allegory of Eternity" by Paul Kidby art print from the Good Omens store. It shows a bird on a mountain. Source: https://goodomens.com/products/allegory-of-eternity-print-paul-kidby

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

It seems Heaven is a proponent of the Oxford comma. Does this settle the debate? #GoodOmens3 #GO3spoilers

A page similar in format to the page on the Good Omens 3 poster. It shows a portrait of Aziraphale, surrounded by text placed in concentric ellipses. His name is at the top and bottom of the page. The text is lorem ipsum, except for the following segment: Joy unbounded, peace on earth, and all that good stuff.

The previous image cropped, to highlight the text.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

These pages could be Book of Life templates, hence the lorem ipsum, with it being replaced by text as the person's life story is being written. And we're being shown part of what has been written. Or/and the lorem ipsum is a reference to this excerpt, showing how the story unfolds: #GO3spoilers

A page similar in format to the page on the Good Omens 3 poster. It shows a portrait of Crowley, surrounded by text placed in concentric ellipses. His name is at the top and bottom of the page. The text is lorem ipsum, except for the following segment: Heart broken. World broken. What's the point of anything?

An image with text on the "lorem ipsum" origins. The text reads:

In particular, the garbled words of lorem ipsum bear an unmistakable resemblance to sections 1.10.32–33 of Cicero’s work, with the most notable passage excerpted below:

“Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem.”

A 1914 English translation by Harris Rackham reads:

“Nor is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.”

Source: https://loremipsum.io/

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Do we think these are in chronological order? Emotional : they make up Nosy: they have to go undercover (the other bookshop) Crossword: Aziraphale and the newspaper, I don't know how to fit this Clue in World-ending: no metaphor there Ineffable: the New Eden (?) #GoodOmens3 #GO3spoilers

An excerpt from an article published in SFX magazine about Good Omens 3. Michael Sheen was asked to describe the finale in five words. His reply was: "Emotional. Nosy. Crossword. World-ending. Ineffable."

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Why are their positions reversed? Crowley should be standing on Aziraphale's left side. The image isn't mirrored. #GoodOmens3 #GO3spoilers

A still from Good Omens 3 showing Crowley and Aziraphale standing next to each other and looking at each other. It looks like they both have tears in their eyes and Aziraphale has a faint smile.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We've seen speculation that the intruder in the Metatron's office is angel Crowley and this scene is a prelude to his fall. The reasoning being that the Metatron is dressed in robes and the shadow outline looks like a winged being. I'd like to offer a different view: 🧵 #GoodOmens3 #GO3spoilers

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

On the one hand, I want this to take place early on, I can't wait for them to make up and affirm what they (and we) have always known. On the other, I might not survive it and miss the rest of the story. What a dilemma. #GO3spoilers #GoodOmens3

A frame from the Good Omens 3 trailer. Crowley is looking at Aziraphale, tearing up in happiness. Aziraphale is looking at Crowley, smiling.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

After increasing brightness and exposure, it now looks like Crowley's hands are tied behind his back. #GoodOmens3 #GO3spoilers

A frame from the Good Omens 3 trailer. Dagon and Eric in Dagon's office with Crowley sitting across them.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

It seems Crowley sauntered to the lift just in time 😏 #GO3spoilers #GoodOmens3

A frame from the Good Omens 3 trailer. Aziraphale and Crowley in Heaven. Crowley is looking at Aziraphale with his eyebrows raised. Aziraphale gives Crowley a look open to interpretation.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This juxtaposition. Their positions, their expressions, the lighting - all opposites. Crowley tearing up in sadness vs happiness, Aziraphale distraught vs happy, darkness vs warm light. I might not survive this scene, but it'll be a good way to go. #GoodOmens3 #GO3spoilers

A scene from the ending of Season 2. Crowley has just realised Aziraphale is leaving and is tearing up. Aziraphale is distraught and confused.

A scene from the Good Omens 3 trailer. Crowley is tearing up in joy and Aziraphale is smiling.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Where do you think this is? The Chinese restaurant? #GO3Spoilers

A promo photo from Good Omens 3. Crowley and Aziraphale are sitting at a table, talking. Crowley holds a glass of wine.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Looks like Dagon was speaking to Crowley after all. #GO3spoilers

Screecap from the Good Omens 3 trailer. It shows Dagon and Eric in Dagon's office, with Dagon talking to Crowley who is sitting in front of her. The promo photo of Dagon and Eric was probably from this scene.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

For anyone worrying about the state of the bookshop: the books seem to be in the same place more or less. The champagne flutes are new. #GoodOmens3 #GoodOmens

Muriel standing inside the bookshop, close to the entrance, narrating the events of Season 2. There are books on the floor, stacked on tables and on the windows stools. There are two champagne flutes on one of the book stacks.

A view of the bookshop entrance from the inside, at the end of Season 2. The books are roughly in the same places as in the previous picture.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Can't wait for the stars to align in 29 days! #GoodOmensFanArt

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

It seems the photographer wandered around their cottage 😍 I can't wait to see the rest of it in a few days!

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Maybe this isn't a portrait. I'm thinking Tree of Life / Knowledge. The bottom section looks a bit like roots. #GoodOmens #GoodOmens3

Zoomed in section of the Good Omens 3 poster showing the piece of paper on Aziraphale's side.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I love this! Maybe they're on the run, hence the sleeping bag and takeaway food, with Crowley unwittingly tempting Jesus to the kingdoms of the world once more. Maybe the agents/thugs are human operatives tasked with finding Jesus and discovered them in one of their hideouts.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Can someone please flip Aziraphale and Crowley horizontally? I think the sigil placement and lighting suggest those would be their original positions. Their wings would meet in the middle, forming a broken heart. #GoodOmens3 #GoodOmens

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The S2 lift has three buttons, which also seem to be on the opposite side. Are there more than one lifts in the office building? Or has the original one been renovated as part of the plans for the Second Coming? #GoodOmens #GoodOmens3

Crowley inside the lift with his back to the door. There are three buttons on his left hand side. If a fourth one existed, it would have been visible in this frame.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Looks like he's both the Messiah and a very naughty boy.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Oh look! A couple of bunnies have hopped in to wish everyone who celebrates today a Happy #Easter! Get a glimpse before they head back to their cozy cottage.

Two bunnies sitting next to each other, with their heads turned towards each other. They are decorated in raised floral motifs. The bunny on the left is painted in champagne white and the bunny on the right is painted in red-black. Their raised motifs are painted in silver. They are wearing a beige bow tie and a thin silver scarf respectively (these are inspired by Aziraphale and Crowley's fashion accessories).

The bunny base mesh is based on the Stanford bunny, a famous 3D test model from 1994. The models have been designed in Blender, 3D printed in resin, and hand-painted.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Was the entire second season a flashback? 😮

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A thread of thoughts on the attire of some entities in #GoodOmens. Prompted by a post on Sandalphon's clothes, quoted at the end. Muriel's lapels point downwards, like Aziraphale's, and unlike those of the archangels. A sign of their allegiance in what will come to pass?

Muriel in Heaven, looking anxious and holding some folders.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

It looks like the photo is made up of 4 individual ones, stitched side by side. So they have been summoned one by one, or they have been each assigned an identical desk. And the person they are facing is probably standing up. 👇

The photo of today's Good Omens Prime's Twitter post, showing Sandalphon, Michael, Uriel, and Saraqael sitting behind desk.

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mythenoë @mythenoe.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Maybe an angel and a demon needed 12 tons of excuses for a break.

A Twitter post with an official statement by KitKat regarding a recent theft of a large quantity of their products in transit. The text reads:

"We can confirm that 12T of KitKat products were stolen while in transit between our factory in Central Italy and their destination in Poland.

We are working closely with local authorities and supply chain partners to investigate.

The good news: there are no concerns for consumer safety, and supply is not affected.

Thank you."

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